NNPA NEWSWIRE — We get syrupy about “Hidden Figures” from all over and know little about the heroes and sheroes who grew up in our own...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today we mourn the loss of an American hero and a pioneer for women and African Americans in STEM fields. Katherine Johnson played...
![Informal portrait of NASA engineer Christine M. Darden. Darden is posed holding a wind tunnel model of a proposed aircraft while kneeling inside the test section of a wind tunnel at the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. (Photo: National Aeronatics and Space Administration [NASA] / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dr-christine-darden-featured-web-400x240.jpg)
![Informal portrait of NASA engineer Christine M. Darden. Darden is posed holding a wind tunnel model of a proposed aircraft while kneeling inside the test section of a wind tunnel at the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. (Photo: National Aeronatics and Space Administration [NASA] / Wikimedia Commons)](https://blackpressusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dr-christine-darden-featured-web-80x80.jpg)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, December 9, at 5 p.m., Dr. Christine Darden, Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former NASA mathematician, data analyst...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The renowned mathematician was instrumental in Alan Shepherd's 1961 journey to space. She also played a pivotal role in John Glenn becoming the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I want to say to all of the little brown babies all over the world, ‘Look at me and see you,’” the 48-year-old...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The recipient of the 2015 National Medal of Freedom who was also recognized by People Magazine in 2016 as one of the 25...
By Julianne Malveaux (NNPA Newswire Columnist) I usually don’t pay much attention to the Academy Awards unless African American actors are nominated and win or unless...
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In her book, “Hidden Figures,” author Margot Lee Shetterly pays homage to the African-American women who worked as human...
By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Looks like the myth that Black films can’t make big money in Hollywood is about to become a thing...
[fvplayer src=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=RK8xHq6dfAo” splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RK8xHq6dfAo/maxresdefault.jpg”] Watch the new trailer for #HiddenFigures, based on the incredible untold true story. Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer & Janelle Monáe. In...
